review Archives - Farkhad Khudyev

“Skill and clarity…”

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by fkhudyev

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February 12th, 2024 - “Yet another debut came with conductor Farkhad Khudyev, who led the Calgary Philharmonic with skill and clarity, judging the tempos well and never letting the orchestra cover the voices. This is particularly hard to do in this opera since most of the voices are light. The…

“once-in-a-lifetime performance…”

May 28, 2023July 29, 2023 by fkhudyev

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May 28th, 2023 - "The symphony orchestral performance featuring the conductor Farkhad Khudyev and his extraordinary guest Mugham singer Alim Qasimov (Gasimov), a national living treasure of Azerbaijan, was sold out on March 25. Imamyar Hasanov on kamancha, Natig Shirinov on naghara, with Laman Hendricks, dancer, and the incredible University…

“Phenomenon named Farkhad Khudyev…”

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 by fkhudyev

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January 19th, 2022 - "This year it was played so well that the players themselves were as exhilarated as the audience. The reason was a young Azerbaijani (by way of Austin, TX) phenomenon named Farkhad Khudyev who can make the stale caviar and flat champagne of Austro-Hungarian absolutism appetizing again."…

“The magnetism of indicated expressions was persuasive… This performance was characterized by the beauty of sound, enchanting legati, virtuosity, and perfection.”

November 5, 2020 by fkhudyev

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November 20th, 2019 - "Watching Khudyev conduct these pieces was a delightful experience. Maestro’s elegant conducting gestures and floating soft hands led the orchestra skillfully, pinpointing delicate subtleties and fine nuances to orchestra musicians. The magnetism of indicated expressions was persuasive... This performance was characterized by the beauty of sound,…

“Farkhad Khudyev delivered another YMM miracle…”

November 7, 2018October 12, 2020 by fkhudyev

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November 6th, 2018 - "Farkhad Khudyev delivered another YMM miracle. It ‘transcended’ on Sunday afternoon at Sunset Center in a program dubbed Eclectic Delight. Few professional orchestra conductors demonstrate such faith in their instincts and, more important, their musicians." (Performing Arts Monterey Bay) Full article: https://performingartsmontereybay.com

“Our good fortune to have such an inspiring young conductor as Maestro Farkhad Khudyev. Amen!”

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 by fkhudyev

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May 14th, 2018 - "One of the most successful works on the afternoon’s program was a performance of Samuel Barber’s Overture to “The School for Scandal.” This difficult score was brilliantly rendered with dazzling performances by the strings, winds, brass and percussion sections. Also outstanding was a performance of “Romance”…

“An inspiring conductor leads Youth Music Monterey County into ambitious musical territory.”

May 12, 2017 by fkhudyev

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April 27th, 2017 - “Things happen in the world and with everything changing every day, the music gives us the roots of virtue that let us communicate and go on and do beautiful things in the world. That’s why I’m here and that’s why we’re having this concert.” Full Article: http://www.montereycountyweekly.com

“Extreme rarity…”

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 by fkhudyev

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March 23rd, 2017 - "So sensational was this finale, and the entire program, that the audience simply refused to leave the Hidden Valley theater, preferring to talk up the artists and heap raves upon them." Full review: http://performingartsmontereybay.com

“A stunning performance of “Scheherazade” that wowed the audience to an instantaneous standing ovation…”

March 5, 2017June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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February 27, 2017 - "A STANDING ROOM ONLY audience for “Exoticism in Music” concert at Carmel’s Sunset Center on Sunday was all the more conspicuous by who wasn’t there than by who was. Music director Farkhad Khudyev just took third prize at the Georg Solti International Conducting Competition in Germany, and watching his…

“Graceful, very sensitive…” (Frankfurt Neue Presse)

March 3, 2017March 30, 2017 by fkhudyev

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February 17, 2017 - “Frankfurter Neue Presse” states: “Farkhad Khudyev came to us romantically with the “Oberon” -Overture Carl Maria von Webers: graceful, very sensitive, with almost magical bright winds. But in just one gesture, Khudyev draws on tempo and volume, leads to a very pleasurable conducting and brings the orchestral…

“In Khudyev’s hands, symphony gives a powerful performance…”

December 13, 2016June 20, 2018 by fkhudyev

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This much-anticipated February program opened with the short, powerful and astounding world premiere of Khudyev’s “The Sounds of Eternity.” Both an intimate musical self-portrait and an unflinching reflection of the human condition, this composition weaves together elements of Khudyev’s childhood growing up in Central Asia’s Turkmenistan with a transcendental message…

“The magician on the podium…”

December 12, 2016June 20, 2018 by fkhudyev

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The program concluded with George Enescu’s greatest hit, the irresistible Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, a tour de force for orchestra that’s littered with cameo solos spotlighting individual players. The orchestra sounded in peak condition and got the audience acclaim it deserved. And so did Khudyev, the magician on the podium. Full Article: http://performingartsmontereybay.com

“Music Director, Farkhad Khudyev, a source of inspiration and encouragement…”

December 8, 2016June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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"We must give thanks to YMM’s Music Director/Conductor (and fine violinist), Farkhad Khudyev, who has been a source of inspiration and encouragement to all those who come in contact with him. I was thrilled by this exuberant and precise music, its dedicated Conductor and the support of parents, grandparents, and friends…

“Music Director Khudyev has to be admired, not only for his musical skills (and he is as accomplished as a violinist as he is as a conductor), but also for his skill in finding increasing support in the community…”

July 23, 2016November 5, 2018 by fkhudyev

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“By any standard, these young musicians played with great enthusiasm and surprisingly advanced skills. The final work on the program, a performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, brought the house down with thundering applause and a standing ovation for the young musicians. It is a great tribute to our community that…

“Farkhad Khudyev has made an indelible mark in Monterey County.”

July 23, 2016June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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“Farkhad Khudyev has made an indelible mark in Monterey County…” Link to Article

“Astonishing transformation…”

July 23, 2016June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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“He clearly was on his game and the young musicians played with unequivocal confidence.” Link to Article

“This was glorious…”

July 23, 2016June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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“The Finale to La bohème’s Act I was so full of poignant dramatic emotion it bought tears to the eyes of many a listener. This was glorious singing.” Link to Article

“The artist the community has already found him to be, a man of exceptional talent and charisma.”

July 19, 2016June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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“Khudyev chose them for that purpose then displayed his own artistic magic in shaping and pacing the students through their tricky parts. For the Junior group he was as much teacher as conductor. For the Honors, he was fully the artist the community has already found him to be, a…

“At the top of the list was the presence of Farkhad Khudyev…”

July 19, 2016June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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“There were several aspects of this concert that made it an especially memorable evening, but certainly at the top of the list was the presence of Farkhad Khudyev as guest conductor and composer of a new work, “The Sounds of Eternity,” commissioned by the Monterey Symphony to commemorate its 70th…

“Khudyev’s expert direction…”

July 15, 2016June 22, 2018 by fkhudyev

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“One of the great surprises on the program was “The Enchanted Lake” by Anatoly Lyadov, which I was hearing for the first time. What a beautiful and mysterious tone poem this is — full of quiet magical colors and intense post romanticism that may have influenced Rachmaninoff’s “Isle of the…